Safe (1995)

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• Bob S

  
  Provoking look at how we struggle to deal with disease and mortality in our godless world. Relevant and frightening if perhaps a tad sluggish and studied. Director Todd Haynes does amazing things on shoestring budgets.

• Stella D

  
  i'm pretty sure this is a horror film. it's creepy as hell. director todd haynes walks a tightrope here. we never know for sure whose side he's on. it's verging on parody at some points but never quite. and the sound design is awesome. chilling from the first… More
  i'm pretty sure this is a horror film. it's creepy as hell. director todd haynes walks a tightrope here. we never know for sure whose side he's on. it's verging on parody at some points but never quite. and the sound design is awesome. chilling from the first scene. i see a lot of comments about frustratingly slow pace and tbh it took me more than one sitting but i found it fascinating in the main

• Michael G

  
  With Safe, I'm sure there were some interesting things and comments going on but the extreme boredom I was overcome with while watching this movie killed my ability to recognize them. Julianne Moore plays a mousy, spineless and generally uninteresting wife overcome with a… More
  With Safe, I'm sure there were some interesting things and comments going on but the extreme boredom I was overcome with while watching this movie killed my ability to recognize them. Julianne Moore plays a mousy, spineless and generally uninteresting wife overcome with a breakdown of her immune system leaving her susceptible to environmental toxins such as car exhaust, pesticides, etc. Haynes' visual style is pretty interesting and I liked the fact that this was technically a period piece (a movie taking place in 1987 made in 1995) with a few quirks but if you don't know exactly what you're looking at or for, you're in for a very painful watch. Overall, just an interesting concept that never convinces us it is...

• Drew S

  
  Burningly unique and very evocative. It may be a little bit overdone in its lingering, interminably long shots of Julianne Moore wandering restlessly with no real purpose, but it kind of sums up her character's life. I do love Safe's sense of tact. The movie is exploding… More
  Burningly unique and very evocative. It may be a little bit overdone in its lingering, interminably long shots of Julianne Moore wandering restlessly with no real purpose, but it kind of sums up her character's life. I do love Safe's sense of tact. The movie is exploding with subtext; it allows plenty of room for interpretation. I am always really hesitant to use that phrase because when something has "room for interpretation", it almost always means that the writer/director didn't know what the fuck they were doing and willingly allowed the audiences to fill in the gaps (DAVID LYNCH COUGH COUGH). Safe instead allows its viewers to explore different facets of the problems within; it's thoughtful, interesting and complete. I have a serious problem with the gaudy arthouse ending, but it's just that thirty-second stretch. In terms of actual content, I do appreciate where Safe leaves off - on a very bleak note for Carol. It leaves you wanting to wish her luck because she's definitely going to need it.

• Lesley N

  
  Insipid "sensitive" middle aged homemaker has expensive home, attentive husband, and docile stepchild plus maids to do all the work, leaving her free to do whatever she likes, for example buying a sofa, dropping off dry cleaning or swanning around a gym. Due to this ahem… More
  Insipid "sensitive" middle aged homemaker has expensive home, attentive husband, and docile stepchild plus maids to do all the work, leaving her free to do whatever she likes, for example buying a sofa, dropping off dry cleaning or swanning around a gym. Due to this ahem stressful existence, she becomes allergic to chemicals and goes to an expensive new age retreat to get better. End of story. I can't believe I wasted two hours of my life watching this pile of self-obsessed trivial drivel, even if it did have Juliette Moore in it.

• William G

  
  Talk about a vague air of menace...

• Joey N

  
  Unique story about a woman with an environmental illness. The scene where she chokes on fumes in traffic is bizarrely gripping and claustraphobic.

• Quinto W

  
  A great directing style from Todd Haynes and a very good performance by Julianne Moore help elevate the material above its frustrating slow pace.

• Jared H

  
  Somewhat interesting, but kind of lame at the same time.

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